YOTAM ISHAY
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"Erev Shel Shoshanim", the 1st single from Yotam's upcoming album "Singing of the Herbs", is out now! Timeless melody in a fresh jazz trio setting with a Middle Eastern pulse.
The album will be out on December 12th, 2025!
UPCOMING CONCERTS
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Nov 8th "Let's Play With Our Eyes Closed" @ Le Cheile Manhattan, NY INFO
Premiere of new piece commissioned by Wa-Hi Jazz Fest!
Jan 8th Trio @ Jazz on Main Mt Kisko, NY INFO
Feb 22nd w/ Meg Okura @ Michigan State Uni. East Lansing, MI INFO
Apr 15th w/ Sam Sadigursky @ Jazz at the Wolfson Miami, FL INFO
May 8th TBD @ Timicua Arts Center Orlando, FL INFO
P A S T C O N C E R T S
Jan 4th Duo w/ Bar Halevey @ Tirza's Salon Yahud, Israel INFO
Jan 22nd Duo w/ Sam Newsome @ Cafe Ornithology Brooklyn, NY INFO
Feb 9th Solo Improv + Jam Session @ pinkFROG Cafe Brooklyn, NY INFO
Feb 28th Duo w/ Meg Okura @ Cafe Ornithology Brooklyn, NY INFO
Mar 19th w/ Harshitha Krishnan @ Mehcanics Hall Worcester, MA INFO
Apr 5th Duo @ Cafe Ornithology Brooklyn, NY INFO
Apr 21th Solo @ Secret House Concert Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel INFO
Apr 30th Duo w/ Hillai Govreen @ L'écritoire Berlin, DE INFO
May 4th Quartet w/ Keita Ogawa @ St. Peter's Church Manhattan, NY INFO
May 31st Duo Rogerio Boccato @ Cafe Ornithology Brooklyn, NY INFO
June 4th w/ Edward Perez & Maxime Cholley @ Ornithol. Brooklyn, NY INFO
June 8th Solo Improv + Jam Session @ pinkFROG Cafe Brooklyn, NY INFO
YOTAM ISHAY
GRAMMY®-nominated Interdisciplinary composer, pianist, bandleader, and educator. With over 1 million streams on Spotify, music from his debut album "Opus 1" has been featured in Netflix productions, and his solo piano album "SEED" was praised by the Japanese magazine "JAZZ LIFE" and the French magazine "Djolo." His compositions express a unique dialect by blending Western classical music, Middle Eastern music, and Jazz influences.
Yotam graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, earning a composition degree with a full scholarship. He collaborated with renowned and Grammy-winning artists such as Zakir Hussain, Michael League and Bill Laurance of Snarky Puppy, Adam Baldych, Berklee Indian Ensemble, Shankar Mahadevan, and Jamey Haddad. Yotam has also been active in classical composition and is a three-time finalist of the International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition in Prague, the Czech Republic.